The fat lady has finally sung on the Diamondbacks 2025 season. To be fair, it lasted much longer than I, or just about anyone other than ChefAZ, would’ve thought, but the D-Backs were officially eliminated from playoff contention after their loss tonight coupled with the Reds win in Milwaukee. The Snakes showed heart to the very end, getting 2 runs in the 8th off a usually tight Padres bullpen and then getting the leadoff runner aboard in the 9th, but our beloved Diamondbacks couldn’t climb all the way back from the hole dug in a 5-run Padre 4th inning.

Zac Gallen wasn’t particularly sharp throughout his outing, but he was effective for the first 3 frames before being bit for 5 runs, with 4 of those coming on a single swing from Fernando Tatis Jr. Beyond the 5-run inning, though, this game was largely lost on the backs of multiple Diamondback physical and mental errors. There were 3 TOOTBLAN for the good guys plus a fielding error by Geraldo Perdomo which led to an unearned run for Zac. With the season on the line, you’d hope the guys were more buttoned up, but perhaps the butter was spread just too thin across the bread tonight after operating in must-win mode for the better part of a month. I don’t fault the players or the manager. They pushed to the very end.

On the managerial front, Torey was pressing every button he could. He used his top relievers even in a negative game script as he knew the whole season hinged on tonight’s outcome. He emptied the bench (even though his pinch hitting options are all hitting below the Mendoza Line) and the team responded with several good ABs, even more impressive considering this Padres’ bullpen’s resume. Again, they all pushed to the 27th out.

Good night, Snakepit. It’s been a pleasure recapping games for you all this season. Looking forward to 2026!

Loss Probability and Box Score

It was a steady, well populated Friday night GDT, finishing at 361 comments at time of publishing. Many went Sedona Red, mostly attaboys for a job truly well done to hang around as long as we did. COTG goes to Smurf1000 with a game-leading number of Recs for his eulogy to the 2025 Diamondbacks:

The Diamondbacks face the Friars in Game 161 tomorrow with first pitch at 5:40pm Arizona time. Eduardo Rodriguez is getting the ball for the good guys and he will be opposed by right-hander Michael King who is 5-3 with a 3.57 ERA. Come on through and give Dano some company as he is tasked with recapping the first game of the season that doesn’t really matter. I will be attending the game and am looking forward to what wild lineup Torey will run out there. I suspect Domo, Ketel and Carroll will all sit, so it should be a doozy.